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Which TV Type Are You

By Jason Thomas

It used to be that buying a new television required little thought. You basically just needed to have in mind what size TV you wanted, and a general price range. And, if you were wanting to buy a home theater system, you still only needed to pick the size of the television to accompany it.

Now, there are more questions surrounding the purchase of a new television. The technology in relation to televisions is constantly evolving, and can seem pretty complicated to a normal consumer. You run the risk of buying something that can be quickly outdated. You now need to think about other things besides the size of the screen. You need to know what kind of applications you will be using your TV for. That can be games, movies or just watching regular TV. Then you need to decide if you should invest in a DVD player that upverts to 1080p or just choose BluRay. All these decisions start after you choose your television.

So should you go with plasma or an LCD or a DLP? Without getting too technical in explaining the scientific differences between the different types of televisions, we will just list the pros and cons without getting very detailed with the inner workings. To answer the question of which type of television is best for you and your family, you have to think about what it will be used for and the types of entertainment that you most enjoy. Plasma has historically had a better contrast ratio factor between the colors, black being a deeper, darker black then on LCD. The plasma also had a clearer picture for fast moving objects which could make a difference in a ghosting type image on LCD. This problem is correcting itself as the refresh rate on LCDs are now as fast as plasma. Generally the prices on the larger LCDs are lower then comparable sized plasmas. LCDs also emit less heat and use less electricity.

In a darker room, plasma will look better. It has more vivid colors. If you will be watching TV in a lighter room, LCD's work great. This allows the TV to be placed in any room of the house. DLP offers yet another choice. The image of DLPs are made up of tiny mirrors and the picture can be as good as the plasma or the LCD.

The main difference is the variety of sizes and cost and of course the DLP sets are much bigger than the plasma and a lot bigger than the LCDs. The LCD is also better for true HD on the smaller, under 42 sizes, so if you are wanting to go BluRay or true HD in a smaller set, it is the most cost effective way and also the most true.

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